38.5 Week Update

Thursdays are inevitably Dr Apt days at our house. It has just become part of our routine. So Thursday we went in for another one of these appointments. This time I was a little annoyed cause they have a new nurse that was "training" and when she went to do my weight she totally read it wrong. I didn't realize this until we were about to leave... but there is NO WAY I gained 3 lbs this past week. Plus she could never get the thing to balance so I think she just guessed. We will be looking into that next week for sure. When I got home and weighed myself she was off by 2.5 lbs so needless to say I was annoyed. However, that should have been a sign of what was to come.. we got all strapped down for a NST and today Allie decided she doesn't like taking NST's anymore. They put the heart monitor on my stomach and she began to kick it. It was hilarious. Over and over probably 40-50 times she kicked in the same spot right underneath the heart monitor. You could actually see it move and you could hear the thud on the speaker. I couldn't stop laughing. I told Dr. P that he would not even believe me cause I had to push the button what seemed like a billion times. His only comment was " wow that is an active baby, we like those active babies". Well I think I have a bruise on the inside of my stomach from this active baby cause every time she hits that spot it is very painful.

Anyways. Still no progress. Dr. P had said he wanted to induce me the week of the 28th but I told him I wasn't comfortable with that decision. I have a hard time forcing my body into labor right around my due date. I think we can wait it out a little longer. He said that he doesn't want me to go more than a week late so we agreed that we would consider inducing the week of the 5th if she doesn't come on her own before then. I just want to give this girl the time she needs to come when she wants to. Don't get me wrong... I am READY to have this baby. There was a part of me going ok lets get her out on the 28th but deep down I wasn't comfortable with that decision and I think giving her a week past my due date will help her progress the way she needs to. So I am still walking and trying everything I know to do to keep things progressing and earnestly praying that I don't have to wait until the week of the 5th to have a baby. Come on Allie belle we are SO ready to meet you!